Blue like jazz, directed by steve taylor the new york times. Don, a pious nineteenyearold sophomore at a texas junior college, impulsively decides to escape his religious upbringing for life in the pacific northwest at reed college in portland, one of the most progressive campuses in america. Stuartholme school, toowong, queensland 2005 television the originals rebekah mikaelson 20 the vampire diaries rebekah 201114 h2o. Until about six months ago, when i stumbled upon the movie website blue like jazz the movie, and discovered who the producer is. Dec 23, 2019 a comprehensive database of claire holt quizzes online, test your knowledge with claire holt quiz questions. Claire holt bio, facts, family life of australian actress. Although it has been called a coming of age film, i think its a isnt it about time we had this conversation film.
Based on the new york times bestseller that swept the nation, blue like jazz is a groundbreaking film about finding yourself. Blue like jazz dvd hennepin county library bibliocommons. Drugs and alcohol are used, sexual content and samesex. Later that year, claire joined the cast of the vampire diaries. Apr, 2012 blue like jazz represents steve taylors sophomore outing as a feature director. Apr, 2012 however a film like blue like jazz belongs here even demanding we ask those harsh questions. Like many of the people who read the book, you might even see some aspect of yourself in the film.
Just add water, chastity meyer on mean girls 2, and rebekah mikaelson on the cw series the vampire d. Blue like jazz is not meant to be a deep theological treatise. Instead of pounding the pulpit, the collegeage hero marshal allman pounds books, beers, and secular. Based on the new york times bestseller blue like jazz by donald miller. She attended the stuartholme school in toowong from where she graduated in. She appeared in few episodes of pretty little liars before gaining a role in hit television series the vampire diaries.
Blue like jazz an interesting anomaly in the christian movie genre. Marshall allman, claire holt, tania raymonde synopsis. Marshall allman, claire holt, tania raymonde, justin welborn, eric lange, steve taylor. She attended the stuartholme school in toowong from where she graduated in 2005. As a young girl, she was very athletic and was involved in several sports like volleyball, water polo, and swimming. In 20, claire signed into the originals to continue her role as rebekah mikaelson. Holt temporarily quit the show, but she promised she will one day return.
During that time, she filmed the movie blue like jazz, where she played the leading lady penny. Steve taylor pitched the film to investors for four years until two. At its core, blue like jazz is a comingofage story, set against the backdrop of a college student trying to figure out what life is all about. Claire holt favorite things food song book color hobbies biography the australian actress, claire holt was born on june 11, 1988. Rated pg, blue like jazz shows a gamut of biblically immoral actions and lifestyles. This semiautobiographical work, subtitled nonreligious thoughts on christian spirituality, is a collection of essays and personal reflections chronicling the authors growing understanding of the nature of god and jesus, and the need and responsibility for an authentic personal response to that understanding. Blue like jazz is the worst christian movie because the book is actually insightful on a greater level than being purely for an exclusively religious audience. But the narrative is episodic rather than linear, millers style evocative rather than rational and his analysis personally revealing rather than profoundly insightful. The film stars marshall allman, claire holt, and tania raymonde. Blue like jazz is a fresh and original perspective on life.
Directed, cowritten and produced by christian music artist steve taylor, this based on real events, comingofage story points to god, but isnt quite like the christian. Adapting philosophical essays, which have a slightly poetic, introspective tone into a quirky narrative comedy was the daunting challenge of blue like jazz. Apr, 2012 blue like jazz is based on the 2003 bestselling christian book of the same titlebut you should probably take that with a grain of salt. All details of actress claire holt favorite things food song book color hobbies biography and all favourite things including movie, tv show, music and drink can be found here. This is the driving concept behind the film blue like jazz, now playing in theaters the film, an interpretation of the autobiography of the same name, follows donald miller marshall allman on his journey from a baptistcentric texas town to the ultraliberal reed college in portland, where he must confront new experiences and changes to the way. Blue like jazz is one of my all time favorite books, and really changed my perspective on a lot of things that i look at in life. Upon his arrival, reeds surroundings and eccentric student. Im still not sure the book can be made into a movie, but i am confident that if anyone can do it, steve taylor can.
Blue like jazz 2012 based on the bestselling book by donald miller, a nineteenyearold sophomore tries to escape his bible belt upbringing for the most godless campus in america. Based on the new york times bestseller by donald miller, blue like jazz follows a devout 19yearold college student as he impulsively transfers to one of the most liberal colleges in america. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The movie, while very different from the book, still contains little bits and pieces that are remnants from the original story. Feb 21, 2012 marshall allman who played the irritating tommy on true blood takes the lead with claire holt vampire diaries and tania raymonde alex rousseau on lost costarring. Marshall allman, justin welborn, jason marsden, claire holt, tania raymonde, eric lange. See, i started reading blue like jazz on the 20th of july and it is now the 4th of october. Blue like jazz follows a devout 19yearold college student as he impulsively transfers to one of the most liberal schools in america. The book blue like jazz by donald miller spent 43 weeks on the new york timesbest seller list and has sold over 1. Steve taylor blue like jazz the movie redeeming god. Her most notable roles are samara cook in pretty little liars 2010, chastity meyer in mean girls 2 2011 and emma gilbert in h2o. Blue like jazz by steve taylor marshall allman, claire.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Blue like jazz is a pleasant film, as wellintentioned as the character don himself, but it ducks the thorniest questions of. Im not entirely sure how comfortable author donald. Blue like jazz is a 2012 american comedydrama film based on donald miller s semiautobiographical book of the same name, directed by steve taylor. Blue like jazz tackles family upbringings daily trojan. Nonreligious thoughts on christian spirituality from the worlds largest community of readers. This book, in its own elliptical way, tells the tale of that journey. The school is shown as being freespirited and full of badodd behavior, though the movie doesnt show anything extreme.
With marshall allman, claire holt, tania raymonde, justin welborn. Blue like jazz is a 2012 american comedydrama film directed by steve taylor and starring marshall allman, claire holt, and tania raymonde. A comprehensive database of claire holt quizzes online, test your knowledge with claire holt quiz questions. The scarecrow which was followed by mean girls 2 in 2011. An earnest, sometimes awkward comedy about college and faith, blue like jazz takes a baptist boy from texas and. Claire holt favorite things food song book color hobbies. Filmmaker steve taylor pulls off the near impossible transforming one writing style into another. This semi autobiographical work, subtitled nonreligious thoughts on christian spirituality, is a collection of essays and personal reflections chronicling the authors growing understanding of the nature of god and jesus, and the need and responsibility for an authentic personal response to that understanding. As someone who read the book, i found it to be a faithful translation. Then blue like jazz, based on donald millers bestselling 2003 book of the same name though with the added descriptor nonreligious thoughts on christian spirituality, is the story for you.
Claire rhiannon known professionally as claire holt born 11 june 1988 is an australian actress, best known for her role on the television show the vampire diaries as the original vampire rebekah mikaelson, h2o. After completing her graduation in 2005, she decided to pursue career in the field of acting and landed a role in childrens television series h2o. The movie, while very different from the book, still contains. Based on the bestselling book by donald miller, a nineteenyearold sophomore tries to escape his bible belt upbringing for the most godless campus in america. A sheltered texas young man from a strict christian background gets a crash course in secular life after enrolling in reed college and encountering people who question reality on a daily basis. Blue like jazzthe tenth circle of hell we eat films. Blue like jazz opens in select theaters april th as the story of a young mans spiritual awakening while. Blue like jazz 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Blue like jazz is based on the 2003 bestselling christian book of the same titlebut you should probably take that with a grain of salt. One of the most important theologians of the twentieth century illuminates the relationship between ourselves and the teachings of jesus in this classic text on ethics. Accordingly, blue like jazz, a surprisingly nuanced, evenhanded and ingratiatingly ambiguous adaptation of donald millers semiautobiographical book about a young mans disillusionment and rapprochement with his christian beliefs during a mindopening, lifechanging stint at the hippie utopia reed college, was financed partially through. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Donald millers new york times bestselling book, blue like jazz, is now a feature film.
Stars marshall allman, claire holt, tania raymonde, jason marsden, eric lange. Apr, 2012 blue like jazz takes a wellwritten book and turns it into an overwritten movie, with a cast of game young unknowns trying hard to make their roles more than signposts on the way to redemption. Blue like jazz by donald miller spent 43 weeks on the new york times best seller list and has sold over 1. Claire then made her film debut in 2009 with messengers 2. Claire holt claire rhiannon holt born 11 june 1988 is an australian actress, best known for her roles as emma gilbert on the television show h2o. Blue like jazz directed by steve taylor comedy, drama pg 1h 48m. There are moments when the potential for the film to be decent seems to pop out of the desecrated body of the book, but that corpse is not going to resurrect.
Miller, taylor, and ben pearson cowrote the screenplay. Blue like jazz, directed by steve taylor the new york. Just add water portraying the role of emma gilbert she plays samara cook on pretty little liars. Apr, 2012 marshall allman and claire holt in blue like jazz. Nineteenyearold don marshall allman was feeling suffocated by religion when he impulsively set his.
Blue like jazz this likably lowkey adaptation of donald millers bestselling 2003 memoir tries to deviate from the earnest, preachy norms of so much faithbased cinema. For college students especially, blue like jazz captures the struggle of finding yourself without the security and guidance of your family. It is based on donald millers semiautobiographical book of the same name. Blue like jazz is the second book by donald miller. At its best, blue like jazz captures the exhilarating sense of possibility that comes with throwing off the shackles of dogma and repression and embracing the diversity and eccentricity of life in all its technicolor richness, but its ultimately a christian film, so all roads eventually lead back to jesus. Our online claire holt trivia quizzes can be adapted to suit your requirements for taking some of the top claire holt quizzes. She has three siblings, rachel, madeline, and david holt. Parents need to know that blue like jazz, which was based on a semiautobiographical book by donald miller, is a comingofage story about a religious teen who chooses to attend a very liberal college. About 7 years ago i was browsing through the grocery store book table and came upon a really catchy title, blue like jazz non religious thoughts on christian spirituality by donald miller. His new surroundings force him to confront some previously held biases and decide what it is that he truly believes. The scarecrow which was followed by mean girls 2 in 2011 and blue like jazz in 2012. Blue like jazz is a pleasant film, as wellintentioned as the character don himself, but it ducks the thorniest questions of faith and dogma while patting itself. Millers book is instead meant as a memoir of one mans walk with god, his struggles along the way, and what hes learned from them.
I have four pages left and im not sure i have the strength to continue. Holt temporarily quit the show, but she promised she. Im still not sure the book can be made into a movie, but i am confident that if anyone. A time when men sold their souls for a bag of gold and women sold their bodies for a place to sleep. Claire rhiannon holt born june 11, 1988 portrays the role of rebekah mikaelson in the vampire diaries 2009 and the originals 20. As the church lives in a world, which asks those questions, this is very reassuring. Blue like jazz is a fresh and original perspective on life, love, and redemption.
A riotous adaptation of donald millers book of essays reworked by taylor, miller and cowriter ben pearson into a. Just add water portraying the role of emma gilbert. The movie isbased on the semiautobiographical novel of the same name. Jun 16, 2012 blue like jazz is not sitcomstyle story telling. If you thought it was supposed to be, then of course it doesnt compare to augustine or c. April, 2012 the book blue like jazz by donald miller spent 43 weeks on the new york timesbest seller list and has sold over 1.